Both of them made good use of the off-season with fruitful county stints this year – Siraj for Warwickshire and Umesh for Middlesex. They were then suddenly drafted into India’s T20I squad barely a few weeks before the World Cup as injury covers. Keeping the unnaturally hot and humid conditions and the growing list of injuries in mind, the majority of India’s first XI players decided to skip Friday’s net session. ALSO READ | ‘India ko unka doosra Zaheer Khan mil gaya hai’: Pakistan’s World Cup-winning star reserves ultimate praise for ArshdeepThe right-arm pacers gave a mini audition in front of head coach Rahul Dravid for the T20 World Cup. Considering Deepak Chahar’s sameness with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, it may come down to a toss-up between Umesh and Siraj.

Source: Hindustan Times October 01, 2022 01:48 UTC